The sorry state of affairs in North Korea has been drilled home to me once again after skimming through an official state media account summing up the contributions of the late Dear Leader. I think liberating the Koreans imprisoned in their own country would a worthwhile conflict. The knuckleheads in the North Korean hierarchy need to [...]
Archive for the ‘MacArthur’ Category
No, this isn’t something President Truman or envious generals said. Rather it’s in regards to a pin, allegedly from the World War II era, of General Douglas MacArthur. It’s been posted on eBay by a fellow in Florida. ajh
Danno from Hawaii Five-O, otherwise known as James MacArthur, has died. Months ago I checked out his website and photos of him online. He really loved older cars, and was very low-key. In his younger days, he starred in a great adventure film from Disney, Swiss Family Robinson. What makes him even more relevant to [...]
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2010. There are 72 days left in the year. 1803: The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase. 1944: During World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, two years after saying, “I shall return.” 1964: The 31st president of the United States, [...]
The 168th Infantry Commander’s Diary
Posted: September 10, 2010 in 168th Infantry, 42nd 'Rainbow' Division, MacArthur, World War IHere’s what Robert Ferrell has to say about the records of the 42nd Division, including the 167th and 168th Infantries. It’s from notes in his book The Question of MacArthur’s Reputation. Unfortunately, however, the divisional files of the Forty-Second are poor. The division did not keep good files. Cochrane remarked [on] it when bringing out [...]
I found a link to Jonathan’s Blog in my inbox today. Just who this Jonathan is I have no idea. The blog doesn’t have anything about him, besides the name. A link to it was mixed in as part of my Google Alert for the 42nd Division. There are some worthy notes with figures regarding the division, manpower, [...]
A Brief History of the Iowa National Guard
Posted: August 11, 2010 in 168th Infantry, 42nd 'Rainbow' Division, MacArthur, World War ITwo veterans of the Iowa National Guard have written up a brief history of the unit, including action and duties just prior to and during the First World War. In 1917, the United States was drawn into the struggle, partly to support democracy and partly to maintain the maritime rights of neutral nations. The call [...]
The Best Sources & Questioning MacArthur’s Reputation
Posted: July 28, 2010 in 168th Infantry, 42nd 'Rainbow' Division, MacArthur, World War IAccording to Robert H. Ferrell in his book The Question of MacArthur’s Reputation, the best sources for material on the 168th Infantry, out of Iowa, are: For the 168th Iowa the best source is Taber, Story of the 168th Infantry. It needs comparison with the ABMC file, RG 117; 42nd Division: Summary of operations in [...]
Eighty-nine year old former Army Captain Robert ‘Rick’ Richstatter died Friday in Florida. The reason I write about him here is because of his boss during some of his years in the army. His life would have been storied even without rubbing elbows with U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur, but the time he spent as [...]
Here’s the best one line summation of one general’s record during the Great War. It comes from William Manchester in his book American Caesar about American general Douglas MacArthur. In World War I Douglas Haig butchered the flower of British youth in the Somme and Flanders without winning a single victory.” Instead of being properly [...]
